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The vagabonds : the story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison's ten-year road trip Cover Image Book

The vagabonds : the story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison's ten-year road trip / Jeff Guinn.

Guinn, Jeff, (author.).

Summary:

"A brilliant portrait of two American giants, Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, and America entering the automobile age, told through the fascinating but little-known narrative of the summer road trips taken by Edison and Ford"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781501159305
  • ISBN: 1501159305
  • ISBN: 9781501159312
  • Physical Description: 306 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Edition: First Simon & Schuster edition
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2019.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-288) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue: Paris, Michigan : mid-August 1923 -- 1914 -- 1915 -- 1916 -- 1918 -- 1919 -- 1920 -- 1921 -- Interim: November 1921-June 1923 -- 1923 -- 1924 -- Jep Bisbee is famous.

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Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 > Travel > United States.
Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 > Travel > United States.
Automobile engineers > United States > Biography.
Businessmen > United States > Biography.
Inventors > United States > Biography.
Automobile travel > United States > History > 20th century.
Vacations > United States > History > 20th century.
United States > Description and travel.
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